Athens vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$722
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
39
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
643K
767K

The cost of living in Athens is 2% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4184th and 4105th ($1462 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Greece and Croatia, respectively. Check Greece vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 639th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Zagreb

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Athens Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$12339

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961